New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-26
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
XIV.
THE REV. JOHN w. CHADWICK, OF
BROOKLYN.


A CHRISTMAS SERMON by A UNITARIAN MINISTER
NOT ONE BUT MANY BLESSED MOTHERS
church where the Lords death is MT commensurate
BY tho breaking OF bread where subscription or as
sent TO any OF faith required as qualification
for church membership whore hsre Is no membership
the pastor asd congregation constituting the society
which Is governed by constitution and bylaws, Is
novev outside OF New aad 10 rare ndsed even
amsng tn. churehss OF the Unitarian Generalization In
that advanced section Of the country But the second
Unitarian Society OF Brooklyn OF whish the Rsv Johp v"
Chadwick has been pastor for nore than tweny three
wars repressntshe radical side Of Unaranism and lis
na,tor Is enc Of the leaders among American rational
istis UntaranS
WHOM MI Chadwick came to Brooklyn in 1854 fresh
from the Harvard Divinity School, his views were me-
wholly In accord with those held by the other Brooklyn
Unitarian pastors but in the pulpit and through tho
rre.. nv ,ubli,hed sernons addresses and poems by
dscnt study and by life devoted to the interests and
the welfare OF his people. he has broken Down tho
Interdens ninationsl walls. 80 that when no had
bsen pastor Of the church for twenty years. DIR.
Farley. tho former pastor OF tho First
Society made brief address which was In the nature
sf tender and beautiful confession OF his Increasing
tolerance OF those religions views and tendencies quite
foreign his own for which the sessn Socisy has had
a growing prollscton tho Rev. Samuel iensfelor
tho brother Of tho poet, was It's pastor. In 1883.
Bsroro Mr. Chadwick began his pastoral work he regis
tered solemn that no literary WORK or ncrconary
loeturing should over interfere with MS 3ccepeh TASK
and reisisusy has he kept his but durag hi, pas
torae he has reviewed 1000 book, for various
magazines and journals still his calling list each year
cou mp absu 500 Scores ~ his sermons have
printed in the pamphlet scros and several Volumes
Of hi. have been compiled Amsnyhs bsols are
"life Of y A. staples" "a Book OF Poems" "Tho Faith
OF Reason" 1.-THE Bibe OF To day" "sons Aspects OF
Religion" "Bellei and Life. "The Man Jesus" "Orgin
aud Destiny" "Tn Nazareth Town and other rosms."
"a Darfn Fail Ths a
Earth"
TWO HISTORIC PAINTINGS.
Mr. Chadwick yesterday morning.. as usua had no
text: his subject was The Blessed Mother" As might
be supposed the Suggested by the pictures
which the preacher durns his recent slI-nonths'
trip Europe Tho scope OF the sermon and Its sgni
hcance arc shown by the following extracts,
place Florence which those who lovo tho
proanct an the history o. art nu, be ioTev,r t,tr ~ Is
Novela You roach By star~ar a'csnine from tho
1 ts u n h,. ps. s sr4vs and c.lm nI
~ %, for Go7 yosrs Upon WHIT upon What msn t
h4' iosei down THROUGH all these c'aure, We NAV be
IT, Michel Asrccand R'pnaeI and .onsrdo aud
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Ing strange mysterious things whose name was D'no
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h..e,joy.L but TIE tact tAt tho hl,ori.us
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IuE I,GlNp A>p ruF DOGMA
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SO Nai..'l II'r's1 thc Mother iu.l o. SORROW
thev TIE Tld.aul Puri..,nd. iAe Immediate Virgin
dc.rrst % a 10 SPANS ar a'to Spanish tre" itg
in.flu attain Aulo to,irh OF rsncnc hsIiy Ani
perfection That hardly can yur 'iern'" rton'l't md
r-,' than g'ai hat such monsttos- doctrine
t. Immaculate Conception has cen laas Al lr
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irv ,.n~ll tns or-ni snd Ls dogma u tu- sod
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renraton, .ud '"re than ,atflcon a.i 20 CIR inc
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pe' tn uohorAoo and all chdhoo nave b'sn cndo rod
ha, H. AJAX rcIel tho oxidation = Mar, tho mo her
, IN term Vii ani ca, aspect Win tao GORGE Ion.
~ 'ome ns4'.re e .'c,c ir.,'nc' 'sS ~ ,.a
lc- gu Aut Tho dogma ta a'vs "csh 80 ensr'nng
S5ntaS.. .houii hate to ,hns hi dan.
would ~ al - m tor human nature to en- of 80 ons
AMI uInk th't we Ga amt It ''N Gree
o. he Mother when esa"ar hA' bcrn to Protest
ma. nan cn i ' oS %.''% m ., WV ~
filhofe nli b,oa In a. to oil I'I'oas SOC %'nlni
me r tul World
q ICONS ruo't
To brtu- u what h.u lost May
not pagan nnusnro HE story Of tto A" parent
f"rcgr Ia o Jo" t,h mind 80 perfectly IN
.oo9nE Win hn,di'I pagan myths 81 co.. c'99 a.,
thr c4r conan u 10 thAi ~" ""i, ip '"4t'
gnlcd uio rf Mr. T pee.prgo s.fI' &C., t9s a.
Mother OF The religion.
MIN prsIrE TO BE NEAr con.
S~cond-rhs Of Arus by Ahaua,lus At the Council
Of Nrra which elevated with cod. do
.royei quality aud mldo Him Infinitely remote
H. IN human .ymp1thY Nearer Goi. 10 fhce nearer TO
Thee song hearts Of mon were nsuS Tor many cen
tur. before FOror Adams nut into WORKS Iho
MAC. asueu~i u Mary tho thrstils system acr tis
doihca on tho sointioi OF this ptoben mo
hi ason away thor Lord and thoy Knew not
hore they had Laid Him somewhere Ia the ABYSS Oh "n
cr,a Ell b.lnr But the Mother Naf sun
loft They could hc touched Win "e'''"z LOT
their innfmliirt -, ..,...... 81,
m rJ hero tho most powerful nluonce that
To- the Mother Of Jr'u, e. me a'e SIC nas
thought AMI feeling 81" me 'o